Obituaries
Karlle "Butch" Carroll
Aug 21, 2026
Karlle “Butch” Carroll was born April 30, 1957, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Walter and Hildegard Carroll. He passed away on August 21, 2026, in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
Butch leaves behind his sons, Karlle Carroll, Jr. (Cheryl) and Lance Carroll; daughter, Sasha Carroll; sister, Linda Graves (Thomas); 15 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and niece, Nicki Carroll Sparks. He was preceded in death...
Jessie Johnson Laird
Aug 19, 2026
Mrs. Jessie Johnson Laird, age 84, passed away on August 19, 2026, in Picayune, Mississippi where she had been residing since 2024. Jessie was born on November 17, 1941 in Dothan, Alabama to Leland Gladwyn Johnson and Nona Wood Johnson. After graduating from Ponce de Leon High School in Florida in 1959, Jessie lived most of her adult life in...
Christine Elizabeth Seabolt
Aug 17, 2026
Christine Elizabeth Seabolt was born September 11, 1952 in Lancaster, California to John and Betty Ann Raymer. She lived in California, Manassas, Virginia, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina before spending her last years in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Christine passed away on August 17, 2026. She was Catholic by faith.
Christine was a precious soul - sweet, caring, kind, inclusive, friendly, and...
Nelson Eugene Jones
Aug 16, 2026
Nelson Eugene Jones, 88, of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2026, in Lutz, Florida. He was born on August 17, 1938, and grew up in Cameron, West Virginia. He was the son of the late Paul Jones and Hazel Lohr.
Nelson married the love of his life, Faye Hicks, in Tallahassee, Florida. Together, they shared 51 years...
Elaine "Chicky" Lawson
Aug 10, 2026
Elaine K. Lawson, “Chicky”, was born on May 31, 1949 in Manchester, New Hampshire to Thomas and Vasalike Lalos, and she passed away on August 10, 2026 at Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. She graduated from Memorial High School in Manchester and then moved across the county where she attended California State in Northridge, CA and...
William Vance Payne, II
Aug 4, 2026
Dr. William Vance Payne II, 58, of Berryville, Virginia, died Tuesday, August 4, 2026 in Montgomery County, Maryland. Vance was born March 7, 1968 in Montgomery County, Alabama, to parents Sam Payne and Lisa Hargrove Wallace.
Vance worked for almost 30 years as a mechanical engineer for NIST. He took great pride in his work as a mechanical engineer, and there...
Michael Anthony Armbruster
Jul 29, 2026
Michael Anthony Armbruster, 69, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday July 28, 2026. He was born in Anchorage, Alaska on March 24, 1957, to Edward D. Armbruster and Rosemary Armbruster. A 1976 graduate of Laurel Hill High School, Michael spent his working years working in the restaurant management business as well as the real estate brokerage business.
In his youth,...
Jessie Mae Johnson
Jul 28, 2026
Jessie Mae Johnson was born on September 5, 1940 in DeFuniak Springs, FL to Enoch and Thelma Collinsworth. Jessie Mae spent all of her life calling Glendale home. She passed away peacefully on July 28, 2026, surrounded by family at North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview, FL.
Her faith was the foundation of her life. She was a longtime member of...
Ida Faye Powell
Jul 25, 2026
Ida Faye Powell, 81 of Crestview, entered the gates of heaven on Saturday, July 25, 2026. She was born on November 25, 1944 to Art and Louise Coates. Ida Faye was a lifelong resident of Crestview. She graduated from Crestview High School in 1962 and went on to graduate from Florida State University in 1966. Ida Faye returned to Crestview...
Tina McDuffie McKee
Jul 22, 2026
Tina Madeline McKee was born on June 28, 1972 to parents Roy Clayton and Avie Dean McDuffie. Her life began in Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, she lived in Baker during many of her childhood years, and then lived in Jacksonville for a short while before calling DeFuniak Springs home for most of her life. Tina attended church at Liberty...
Wendy Ellen Stalloch
Jul 13, 2026
Wendy Ellen (Nostrand) Stalloch, 72, passed away in her home on July 13th 2026. She was born on September 4, 1953 in Oceanside on Long Island.
Wendy was married to her husband Ronald Stalloch for 34 years. In 2017 they retired and moved to DeFuniak Springs, Florida, where they enjoyed the sunshine, warmer weather and their retirement years. Ronald also...
Ronald Stalloch
Jul 13, 2026
Born on July 19, 1942, in Utica, New York, he was the son of the late John Raymond and Mary Etta (Whiteman) Stalloch. He was a 1960 graduate of llion Central High and a 1962 graduate of Mohawk Valley Technical Institute.
In November 1968, Ronald married Barbara Bridges. They shared two children and 23 years of marriage until Barbara's passing in...
Joseph "Joey" Michael Nelson
Jul 12, 2026
Mr. Joseph Michael “Joey” Nelson went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 12, 2026, at Fort Walton-Destin Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was 52 years old.
Joey was born on August 2, 1973, at Walton Regional Hospital in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, to Jacob Edward “Ed” Nelson and Jo-Ann Carnley Nelson.
A lifelong resident of...
Rebecca Elaine Currington
Jun 23, 2026
Rebecca Elaine Currington was born in Esto, Florida on May 19, 1944 to Gillis and Annie Bracewell. She spent her whole life in the area that she loved, calling Esto, Darlington, Red Bay, and Valparaiso home. She attended Darlington School, graduated from Walton Sr High and also went to Okaloosa-Walton Community College. Elaine passed away on June 23, 2026.
Elaine married...
Helene Brenda Jensen
Jun 23, 2026
Helene Brenda Jensen was born in Providence, Rhode Island on July 17, 1939 to parents Thomas Sullivan and Helen Burns. She called Rhode Island home for many years before moving to Florida. She passed away on June 23, 2026.
Brenda was a longtime member of St Margaret Catholic Church in DeFuniak Springs. She loved being a Catholic and had a sincere...
Shirley Ann Ashe
Jun 17, 2026
Shirley Ann Ashe was born in Rosman, North Carolina on January 30, 1938 to parents Isaac and Lilly Holden. She moved to Florida after growing up in Rosman and has happily called DeFuniak Springs home ever since. She passed away on June 17, 2026.
In recent years, Shirley was active at the Life Enrichment Senior Center in DeFuniak Springs, and she...
Carly Alaine McDonald
Jun 9, 2026
Carly Alaine McDonald was born in Fort Walton Beach on June 12, 1987 to parents Bob McDonald and Vickie Boudreaux. She began her schooling at West DeFuniak Elementary then had moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee during her late childhood years where she graduated from Riverdale High School. After high school, Carly returned to the Panhandle and attended Okaloosa-Walton College (now Northwest...
Jeremy Jerald Carter
May 28, 2026
Jeremy Jerald Carter lived a good life in the Red Bay Community. He was born in Panama City, FL on April 29, 1981 and grew up in Walton County - a graduate of Walton High School and he graduated from the FL State Corrections Academy at Okaloosa-Walton Community College. He then began his career with the Walton County Correctional Institution....
W.A. "Dub" Howell
May 18, 2026
William Archie Howell was born on March 31, 1941 to Oliver and Rachel Marie Howell. He spent all of his life living in DeFuniak Springs, but very few people knew him as William or Archie - he was W.A. or Dub to everyone who ever knew him. W.A. Howell passed away unexpectedly on May 18, 2026.
Through his working years W.A....
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